Josh MacAlister MP: votes, interests and costs
Josh MacAlister represents Whitehaven and Workington in the House of Commons for Labour. The Members API lists the post of Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education) from 7 September 2025.
Offices and committees
The Members API lists one current post for Josh MacAlister.
Ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education) | Department for Education | 7 September 2025 | Current |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Security and Net Zero Committee | 21 October 2024 | 17 March 2025 |
| Great British Energy Bill | 11 September 2024 | 15 October 2024 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 c2cd774dd879.
Register of interests
Entries in the register for Josh MacAlister, as the MP registered them: Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources (2), Miscellaneous (2), Gifts and benefits from sources outside the UK (1), Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP (1). Latest registration 10 August 2026. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
Australian Labor PArty - £310.45
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: A pass for the Australian Labor Party Conference
- Value of the benefit: £310.45
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-07-23
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-07-23
- Name of the donor: Australian Labor PArty
- Status of the donor: Other
- Description of donor status, where this could not be covered by defined options: Political Party
Lloyds Banking Group - £919.50
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Ticket to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show including gala dinner and reception in aid of the Woodland Trust and access to the show
- Value of the benefit: £919.50
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-05-18
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-05-18
- Name of the donor: Lloyds Banking Group
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: Lloyds Banking Group
London Marathon Events Ltd - £350.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Hospitality at the start and finish of the London Marathon 2026
- Value of the benefit: £350.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-04-26
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-04-26
- Name of the donor: London Marathon Events Ltd
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: London Marathon Events Ltd
Lord (David) Sainsbury - £20,000.00
- How the donation was received: (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: Monetary
- Value of the benefit: £20,000.00
- Name of the donor: Lord (David) Sainsbury
- Status of the donor: Individual
Volunteer Member of the Council of Management of The Lionel Cooke Memorial Fund Ltd (a funding body supporting Labour causes). This is an unpaid role.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2025-01-01
- Date on which the interest ended: 2025-09-30
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Mountain Rescue Team Member. This is an unpaid role.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2024-07-05
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 28 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
IPSA, the body that sets and pays MPs' business costs, records staffing spending of £151,730 for Josh MacAlister in 2024-25 against a budget of £185,538. Office costs came to £29,904 of a £30,426 budget. Budgets for that year run from the MP's election on 4 July 2024, as IPSA's reason column states. IPSA publishes each budget, the amount spent and the amount left (the remaining amounts are in IPSA's files); no total across budgets is published, so none is given here.
| IPSA figure | 2024-25 |
|---|---|
| Staffing: spent | £151,729.89 |
| Office costs: spent | £29,904.12 |
| Accommodation: spent | £17,332.71 |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £24,600.82 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £30,426, staffing £185,538, accommodation £21,667 (Standard non-London area budget from 5 July 2024, and a start-up supplement of £6,000; Standard non-London area budget from 5 July 2024; Standard budget for renting a property in the London area from 5 July 2024).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Whitehaven and Workington CC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Chief of Staff (permanent full time), Senior Parliamentary Assistant (permanent full time), Constituency Assistant (permanent full time), Constituency Support Manager (permanent part time), Caseworker (permanent full time), Intern (fixed term full time), Communications Officer (casual), Caseworker (fixed term part time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
The Commons Votes API records 512 votes by Josh MacAlister in divisions since 4 July 2024. Of these, 51 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. The latest 30 votes on bills and motions are below, from 22 June 2026 to 21 October 2026. The most recent, on 21 October 2026, was a No on "Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers".
Source: Commons Votes API, read 28 October 2026. Only divisions in which a vote is recorded for the MP are counted. The full list on UK Parliament.
Written questions
Josh MacAlister has tabled 41 written questions since 4 July 2024, according to the Written Questions API. Departments in the latest 10: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero; Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Wales Office; Department for Culture, Media and Sport; and others.
Solar Power: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when his Department plans to publish its conclusions on the recommended (a) scales and (b) durations of Community Benefit Fund payments for (i) solar farms and (ii) associated Battery Energy …
Bluetongue Disease: Disease Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support farmers in the north of England reliant on cross-border stock movements following the extension of the bluetongue virus restricted zone.
Iron and Steel: Wales
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support the steel industry in Wales.
Tennis: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to invest in tennis facilities following the end of the Park Tennis Project.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Foster Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether (a) her Department and (b) each of its arms length bodies offers employees who are foster carers (i) flexible working, (ii) paid time off for (A) training and (B) settlin …
Mental Health Services: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the provision of mental health services in rural areas.
Department for Education: Foster Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether (a) her Department and (b) each of its arms length bodies offers employees who are foster carers (i) flexible working, (ii) paid time off for (A) training and (B) settling a new child into their home an …
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Foster Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether (a) his Department and (b) each of its arms length bodies offers employees who are foster carers (i) flexible working, (ii) paid time off for (A) training and (B) settling a ne …
Ministry of Justice: Foster Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether (a) her Department and (b) each of its arms length bodies offers employees who are foster carers (i) flexible working, (ii) paid time off for (A) training and (B) settling a new child into their home and …
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Foster Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether (a) his Department and (b) each of its arms length bodies offers employees who are foster carers (i) flexible working, (ii) paid time off for (A) training and (B) settling a new …
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 935ac1d40a03. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Josh MacAlister.
2024 general election
The House of Commons Library records a majority of 13,286 for Josh MacAlister in Whitehaven and Workington in July 2024, from 22,173 votes on a turnout of 57.2%. Result as published: Lab gain from Con.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Whitehaven and Workington figures
Built 15 October 2026 from official records; register entries and votes are re-read on a rolling schedule. This page sets out what the record shows and gives no rating of the MP. Official UK Parliament page · All MPs · Something wrong? Tell us.